Robots ride to rescue as delivery risks rise

What looks like a rolling picnic cooler stops at the crosswalk, waits for a car to pass and then navigates its way at a leisurely pace down the sidewalk in suburban Washington.

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A food delivery robot from the Broad Branch Market grocery store crosses a street in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, DC, on April 9, 2020 on its way for a delivery. - The store began using the robots about two weeks ago and makes 10-15 deliveries a day within a limited area of the neighborhood. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP)

2020-04-16 12:01:35

What looks like a rolling picnic cooler stops at the crosswalk, waits for a car to pass and then navigates its way at a leisurely pace down the sidewalk in suburban Washington.

Three blocks away, Jake Williams and his three-year-old daughter Emilia wait for the delivery robot and take out bags with pizza, fresh fruit and a loaf of French bread from the nearby Broad Branch Market.

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